South Florida accounting firms Goldstein Schechter Price Lucas Horwitz & Co. and Koch Reiss & Co. have merged.

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a revised version of its standards for accounting for business combinations such as mergers and acquisitions, in coordination with the Financial Accounting Standards Board, in a move that will highlight the expenses of business combinations that used to be considered assets.

Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP has merged with H.J. Behrman, adding 26 accounting and tax professionals to Anchin's roster and building the firm's real estate practice.

Adding to its continuing professional education portfolio, Thomson Tax & Accounting has acquired AuditWatch, a high-profile audit training and process improvement consulting firm headquartered here.Terms were not disclosed. The deal became official Nov. 15.

A new wealth management firm is launching as a result of a merger between Yampolsky Mandeloff Silver Ryan and Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP.

Glass Jacobson, a wealth management and CPA firm, has acquired Finkelstein & Geser, another firm also based in Owings Mills, Md.

Accounting firm Beard Miller Co. has combined with Edwards Sauer & Owens, a Pittsburgh-based CPA firm that will build BMC's presence in central and western Pennsylvania.

Parente Randolph has merged with Boyle, Brogan, Shusman & Nicastro, expanding Parente's office space and clientele in South Jersey.

Banking giant HSBC USA has said it would sell its Wealth and Tax Advisory Services USA business to some of its managing directors for up to $65.9 million as part of a management buyout.

Accounting firm Weaver and Tidwell said it planned to merge with Patterson, Newman & Associates on Jan. 1, allowing Weaver and Tidwell to expand its energy practice.

Snodgrass, Dunlap and Co. plans to merge its office in Iola, Kan., with Jarred, Gilmore & Philips, an accounting firm based in Chanute, Kan., on the first of the year.

Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. said it is merging in Daniel Ryan & Co. on Jan. 1, adding between 10 and 16 professionals to its staff and giving KLR more expertise in tax planning.

Howard, Wershbale & Co. said it has combined practices with Edward Lowe, a CPA who formerly worked for Ball & Associates.

Web-based sales tax management software service provider Avalara said it has agreed to acquire New Horizons Systems, a provider of business geographic and tax jurisdiction assignment software.

Sage Software business partner Integrated Tech Inc. has signed a letter of intent to join Blytheco LLC, one of the software company's leading resellers, as of January.

Financial Executives International, a 15,000-member trade group headquartered here, has compiled what it considers to be the top financial challenges for 2008.

Epicor Software said it planned to acquire NSB Retail Systems for approximately $322 million.

Three venerable accounting firms in South Carolina have combined operations.

CPA firm Argy, Wiltse & Robinson has acquired Spear Safer CPAs & Advisors, allowing the Virginia-based firm to expand further in South Florida.

Accounting firm Grant Thornton signed a deal to purchase the assets of Goldenberg Rosenthal’s GR Consulting business.